Q: Is 79,128 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,128 is a composite number.

Why is 79,128 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 79,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 157 168 252 314 471 504 628 942 1,099 1,256 1,413 1,884 2,198 2,826 3,297 3,768 4,396 5,652 6,594 8,792 9,891 11,304 13,188 19,782 26,376 39,564 and 79,128, with no remainder.

Since 79,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,128, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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